McCauley Exits U.S. Girls' Junior Amateur After First Round of Match Play

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  STEVENS POINT, Wis. – Advancing to match play at the 2019 U.S. Junior Girls’ Championship Tuesday, Minnesotan Isabella McCauley fell to Florida’s Erika Smith during the Round of 64 at SentryWorld.
 
McCauley, from Inver Grove Heights, Minn., opened the championship with a round of 2-over 74 Monday and survived the cut for match play thanks to a late birdie Tuesday, posting a round of 75 to faceoff against Smith Wednesday.
 
Falling 2-down early, McCauley answered with a birdie at the third hole before Smith won the fifth and eighth holes. The two traded blows on each of the next five holes before Smith’s birdie at the 13^th gave her a 4-up advantage.
 
McCauley battled back to win the 14^th and 16^th holes to narrow Smith’s margin, but the two would both par the 17^th, giving Smith the victory, 2 and 1.
 
 
 
2019 U.S. JUNIOR GIRLS’ AMATEUR
SENTRYWORLD
STEVENS POINT, WIS.
6,311 YARDS, PAR 72
 
 
TUESDAY’S FINAL STROKE PLAY RESULTS
1. Yuka Saso, 65-67—132
2. Maddison Hinson-Tolchard, 72-65—137
3. Sophia Bae, 68-71—139
T4. YooMin Han, 72-69—141
T4. Jillian Bourdage, 69-72—141
T6. Sabrina Iqbal, 70-72—142
T6. Lei Ye, 68-74—142
T8. Bohyun Park, 74-69—143
T8. Erica Shepherd, 74-69—143
T8. Erika Smith, 71-72—143
T8. Briana Chacon, 69-74—143
 
T52. ISABELLA MCCAULEY, INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MINN., 74-75—149
MC. LEAH HERZOG, RED WING, MINN., 77-76—153
MC. AAYUSHI SARKAR, WOODBURY, MINN., 78-75—153
 
 
For complete tournament results go to: www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/championships/2019/u-s--girls--junior.html#!scoring